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This article summarises selected '''1998 United States paintball tournament results''' outside NPPL competition. The records cover the [[1998 Great Western Series Portland|Great Western Series event near Portland, Oregon]], and the [[1998 ZAP International Amateur Open]] in Pennsylvania. [1][2][3][4]

== Recorded results ==

The following leading placings cover eight divisions at two events. They do not represent a complete national calendar or season championship. Results follow WARPIG's contemporary coverage; ClassicScores corroborates the division winners and the listed five-player podiums. [1][2][3][4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Source
|-
| [[1998 Great Western Series Portland]] || Amateur ten-player (AAA) || Outsiders || Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters || Phantom Force II || [2]
|-
| [[1998 Great Western Series Portland]] || Novice ten-player (AA) || KAPP || Lofty || — || [2]
|-
| [[1998 Great Western Series Portland]] || Amateur five-player (AAA) || Phantom Force Red || Phantom Force Black || Team America || [2]
|-
| [[1998 Great Western Series Portland]] || Novice five-player (AA) || KAPP || Rapid Fire || Ground Control || [2]
|-
| [[1998 Great Western Series Portland]] || Rookie five-player (A) || Rat Paq || Aliens || Ragin Gators || [2]
|-
| [[1998 ZAP International Amateur Open]] || Amateur ten-player || Thunderstruck || TBA || Missouri Magic || [3]
|-
| [[1998 ZAP International Amateur Open]] || Amateur five-player || Johnstown Highlanders || Sonic Rage - Black || Rebellion - A || [4]
|-
| [[1998 ZAP International Amateur Open]] || Novice five-player || Missouri Magic || Wrecking Crew || PA Trespassers || [4]
|}

No third-place novice ten-player result is given in the Portland report. “TBA” is retained as the team name printed in the IAO scoreboard. [2][3]

== Event notes ==

At Portland, KAPP and Lofty finished level in their deciding games. With neither team assessed final-round penalty points, KAPP took first place through its higher preliminary-round score. [2]

A participant account published by the P.A. Predators records attendance at the IAO's industry conference, trade show and an ASTM paintball subcommittee meeting. [5]

== References ==

# [https://www.classicscores.com/static/data/tournament_data.json ClassicScores — public tournament dataset: 1998 Great Western Series and International Amateur Open results]. Accessed 1 November 2026.
# [https://warpig.com/paintball/tournament/gws/1998/index.shtml WARPIG — Great Western Series Portland 1998: on-scene coverage].
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/10mansemi.shtml WARPIG — 1998 ZAP Amateur Open: ten-player semi-finals and finals].
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/tournament/zapam98/5manfinal.shtml WARPIG — 1998 ZAP Amateur Open: five-player finals].
# [https://www.papredators.com/1998-pittsburgh.html P.A. Predators Paintball Team — 1998 Pittsburgh: The ZAP Amateur Open 1998], participant account.

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Admin: Created a 1998 USA results summary covering two non-NPPL events and eight divisions, with contemporary WARPIG results, a participant account and verified categories.